01
言う
いう
to say
Meanings
- say
- word
Readings
Onyomi
- ゲン
- ゴン
Kunyomi
- い.う
- こと
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Useful words
02
言葉
ことば
word, language
03
一言
ひとこと
a single word
04
方言
ほうげん
dialect
05
伝言
でんごん
message
06
言語
げんご
language
Compare Kanji
01話Component93%tale, talkTalking puts the word side to work; 話 becomes the direct speech partner.02語Component91%word, speechLanguage keeps the 言 side and expands speech into words as a system.03読Component88%readReading still begins with words, even when the mouth is silent.04記Component84%scribe, accountWriting down words makes 記 a memory-focused branch of 言.05説Component84%opinion, theoryExplaining uses words with purpose, so 説 extends 言 into teaching or persuasion.06口Meaning78%mouthThe mouth is the body source for spoken words, a simple anchor for 言.
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